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Born | Lahore, British India | 10 October 1920||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm leg-spin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1944–45 to 1946–47 | Northern India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1953–54 to 1957–58 | Railways | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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ESPNcricinfo, 30 March 2015 |
Mohammad Amin (born 10 October 1920, date of death unknown) was a Pakistani cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1944 to 1957, and played for Pakistan in the years before Pakistan played Test cricket. [1]
A leg-spin and googly bowler, Mohammad Amin played for Northern India in the Ranji Trophy before Pakistan gained independence. In December 1947 he played in the first first-class match in Pakistan, representing Punjab against Sind. He took 3 for 52 and 6 for 113 to help Punjab to an innings victory. [2] He was thus the first player to take six wickets in an innings in Pakistan. He took 15 wickets in that first short season of cricket in Pakistan; no one else took more than nine. [3] In a 12-a-side three-day match between Punjab and Sind in 1948–49 he took 12 wickets.
Amin played in Pakistan's first match, which was against the touring West Indians in 1948–49, taking three wickets. [4] He toured Ceylon with the Pakistan team later that season and played in both matches against Ceylon, but bowled only 18 overs, taking two wickets. [5] His final match for Pakistan was against the Commonwealth XI in 1949–50.
When the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy began in 1953–54, Amin played for Pakistan Railways. He took 13 wickets at an average of 18.15 in the two matches, including 5 for 57 and 4 for 89 when Railways lost to Punjab in the semi-final, [6] but younger spinners were preferred for the Test tour of England in 1954. He was one of three reserve players named for the tour, but he was not required. [7] His last season was 1957–58, when in three matches for Railways he took 11 wickets at an average of 17.72. [8]
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Lahore, British India | 10 October 1920||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm leg-spin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1944–45 to 1946–47 | Northern India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1953–54 to 1957–58 | Railways | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:
ESPNcricinfo, 30 March 2015 |
Mohammad Amin (born 10 October 1920, date of death unknown) was a Pakistani cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1944 to 1957, and played for Pakistan in the years before Pakistan played Test cricket. [1]
A leg-spin and googly bowler, Mohammad Amin played for Northern India in the Ranji Trophy before Pakistan gained independence. In December 1947 he played in the first first-class match in Pakistan, representing Punjab against Sind. He took 3 for 52 and 6 for 113 to help Punjab to an innings victory. [2] He was thus the first player to take six wickets in an innings in Pakistan. He took 15 wickets in that first short season of cricket in Pakistan; no one else took more than nine. [3] In a 12-a-side three-day match between Punjab and Sind in 1948–49 he took 12 wickets.
Amin played in Pakistan's first match, which was against the touring West Indians in 1948–49, taking three wickets. [4] He toured Ceylon with the Pakistan team later that season and played in both matches against Ceylon, but bowled only 18 overs, taking two wickets. [5] His final match for Pakistan was against the Commonwealth XI in 1949–50.
When the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy began in 1953–54, Amin played for Pakistan Railways. He took 13 wickets at an average of 18.15 in the two matches, including 5 for 57 and 4 for 89 when Railways lost to Punjab in the semi-final, [6] but younger spinners were preferred for the Test tour of England in 1954. He was one of three reserve players named for the tour, but he was not required. [7] His last season was 1957–58, when in three matches for Railways he took 11 wickets at an average of 17.72. [8]